Delhi, Sidney football teams log wins in Week 1

Juniors Alex Haight and Bryce Bracchy each carried for more than 100 yards as Delhi eclipsed 300 yards on the ground Saturday in a season-opening, 35-18 win over Harpursville/Afton.

“I would give credit to our offensive line. In the second half, they played pretty well,” Delhi coach Phil Neumann said. “The kids are excited, but we want to take it one day at a time, trying to get better each day.”

Haight ran for a 28-yard score and caught an 11-yard touchdown from Luke Branagan as the Bulldogs went ahead, 14-6, after one.

Logan Aikens returned an interception for a touchdown in the second and Haight scampered in from 25 yards as the Bulldogs went ahead, 28-12, after three. Bracchy’s 76-yard touchdown run in the fourth extended the deficit.

Bracchy finished with 189 yards and a touchdown on 13 rushes, while Haight covered 114 yards on five carries with two touchdowns on the ground. He also caught two passes for 12 yards and a touchdown.

Branagan totaled 51 yards in the air, with one touchdown going to Haight.

Anthony Escalera led Harpursville/Afton with 136 yards and two touchdowns on 21 rushes.

Delhi totaled 353 yards of offense to 273 for Harpursville/Afton.

The Bulldogs (1-0) visit Groton on Friday.

Sidney 39, Spencer-Van Etten/Candor 27

Sidney quarterback Nick Gravel threw for 322 yards and five scores in his first start as Sidney opened its season with a win over Spencer-Van Etten/Candor.

“He’s a new quarterback, so there are some nerves going into it,” Sidney coach Jeff Matthews said. “But Nick has worked extremely hard through the spring and summer, so with that preparation I think he did a great job in his first start.”

Gravel, a senior, took the Warriors out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter with touchdown throws of 13 yards and 20 yards to Liam Matthews and Cameron Chabot, respectively.

The second quarter saw a 41-yard strike from Gravel to Matthews, but SVE/C scored 14 points in the frame to make the difference five at the break.

A 23-yard scoring throw from Gravel to Peyton Mosher was the lone score of the third quarter, and SVE/C did not threaten in the final stanza. Mosher caught another 37-yard score and Zach Harrington rumbled in from five yards in the fourth.

SVE/C scored as time expired to make the final deficit 12.

Gravel finished at 20-for-27 with 322 yards, five touchdowns and one interception.

Mosher caught eight passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and Matthews caught four balls for 91 yards and a pair of scores. Chabot covered 39 yards on three catches with a score as Gravel benefited from a veteran receiving corps.

“They’re able to help him during practice, helping him with his reads,” Matthews said of his receivers. “With our 7-on-7 schedule in the summer, they played a lot together and I think that paid big dividends Friday night.”

Harrington rushed 10 times for 79 yards and Cameron Brandenburg ran for 29 yards on nine carries for the Warriors.

Sidney (1-0) hosts Unatego on Saturday.

Chenango Valley 59, Oneonta 14

Chenango Valley took a 43-0 halftime lead over Oneonta on Friday in the Yellowjackets’ first game of the season.

OHS waited until the fourth quarter to get on the board as Dalton Wells ran in from three yards. Jarod Card passed to Kevin Ignacio for a 31-yard touchdown later in the frame to round out Oneonta’s scoring.

Carter Neer led the Yellowjackets’ rushing attack with 24 yards on five carries.

Card finished 7-for-16 through the air with with 147 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

Logan Monroe led the Oneonta defense with 11 tackles.

The Yellowjackets (0-1) look to get on track Friday at Chenango Forks.

Moravia 22, Bainbridge-Guilford 14

Bainbridge-Guilford was unable to erase an early deficit Friday against Moravia.

The Bobcats got on the board in the third quarter as Garrett Ives ran in from nine yards, but trailed, 22-6, entering the fourth.

Ives reached paydirt again in the fourth, this time from three yards, but that concluded the scoring.

Ives finished with 20 carries for 81 yards and two scores. Jakob Heath rushed for 50 yards on five touches and Damien Farberman covered 43 yards on 10 carries.

Hadien Burns was 6-for-17 in the air with 80 yards and three interceptions for the Bobcats.

Trent Thornton led the B-G receivers with two catches for 21 yards.

The Bobcats (0-1) visit Odessa-Montour on Friday.

Dryden 28, Unatego 16

Unatego went scoreless in the second half as Dryden logged a come-from-behind victory.

Trailing, 8-0, after the first quarter, quarterback Shea Barber ran in from five yards and Leo Temple scored from a yard out for a 16-8 Unatego lead at halftime.

That was the last of the scoring for the hosts as Dryden scored eight in the third and 12 in the fourth.

Barber finished with 67 yards and a touchdown in 13 attempts on the ground. David Fletcher ran for 57 yards on eight touches and Caden Clow covered 34 yards in 12 rushes. Temple totaled 24 yards and a touchdown on five carries, while Notorious Gue ran for 11 yards on four carries.

Barber was 2-for-6 through the air for 27 yards with two interceptions.

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